Round Mountain

Round Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Round Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Round Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.90041, -79.10697. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Mountain

• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~39 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~40 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Round Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Round Mountain

• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~43 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~61 km · Must-see

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